Global CityIntelligence

Ireland / Western Europe

Dublin City Intelligence

Dublin combines a globally significant technology and finance sector, growing wind capacity, and a compact historic core with rising housing pressure. Dublin is a western europe city of about 1.5M metro in Ireland. On the composite city-intelligence score, Dublin sits comfortably above the indexed median (81/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
1.5M metro
View of Dublin, Ireland

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Overall score

Read Dublin as a services-led capital where opportunity and connectivity balance housing-cost pressure.

Overall81/100
Affordability55/100
Air quality80/100
Energy82/100

Overall city intelligence

Strong

81/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Tech-services depth

Globally cited

Software, social, and finance ecosystems shape opportunity.

Affordability pressure

High

Housing-cost pressure is the main resident well-being constraint.

Dublin data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Dublin city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score81/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living55/100Dublin is among the more expensive Western European capitals for housing, with services more moderate.
Air Quality80/100Dublin performs solidly on air-quality benchmarks, with traffic-related pollutants the main focus.
Energy82/100Dublin benefits from Ireland's growing wind capacity and an active building-retrofit and electrification policy.
Safety84/100Dublin scores well on safety overall, with district-level variation and stable institutional response.
Internet Speed88/100Dublin offers fast fiber and mobile networks supporting digital services and remote work.
Climate Risk78/100Dublin carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal storm exposure and heavy-rain stormwater pressure.
Resilience76/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety80/100
Low crime83/100
Personal safety81/100
Night safety74/100
Road safety78/100

Dublin ranks in the upper tier of our safety index (80/100), with strong personal-safety and low night-time indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life83/100
Healthcare87/100
Education88/100
Green space86/100
Cleanliness87/100
Infrastructure93/100
Mobility76/100

Dublin has a very high quality-of-life estimate (83/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness82/100
Education88/100
Green space86/100
Overall safety80/100

Dublin scores very high for family living (82/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability79/100
Walkability91/100
Cycling73/100
Infrastructure93/100

Dublin is high for remote workers (79/100), based on connectivity, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability77/100
Healthcare87/100
Cleanliness87/100
Outdoor lifestyle55/100

Dublin is high for retirement (77/100), appealing for healthcare access and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Dublin

Local public safety guidance for Dublin, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Dublin, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Ireland emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Dublin

Healthcare context for Dublin, with national-level information from Ireland where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Dublin, see the Ireland healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Dublin

Local mobility context for Dublin, with national-level context from Ireland where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Dublin, see the Ireland transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Dublin. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Dublin

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Dublin will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Dublin air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Related comparisons

Pairs that share a city, comparison intent, or region — useful for users planning a wider relocation, remote-work, or business decision.

Explore Dublin modules

City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.

Cost of Living in Dublin

Dublin is among the more expensive Western European capitals for housing, with services more moderate.

Air Quality in Dublin

Dublin performs solidly on air-quality benchmarks, with traffic-related pollutants the main focus.

Energy in Dublin

Dublin benefits from Ireland's growing wind capacity and an active building-retrofit and electrification policy.

Safety in Dublin

Dublin scores well on safety overall, with district-level variation and stable institutional response.

Climate Risk in Dublin

Dublin carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal storm exposure and heavy-rain stormwater pressure.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Dublin

Cost of living estimates for Dublin — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Dublin

Climate profile for Dublin — Oceanic climate, annual average 8.9°C, comfort score 58/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Dublin

Economy and jobs profile for Dublin — government center, economy score 89/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, technology. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Dublin

Education profile for Dublin — research center, education score 78/100, 7 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Dublin

Healthcare and retirement profile for Dublin — major healthcare center, healthcare score 78/100, retirement score 71/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Arrival planning guide for Dublin

Practical arrival planning context for Dublin — links into transport, public-safety, healthcare, budgeting tools, and methodology. Not an official airport or travel instruction service.

Neighborhood planning guide for Dublin

Structured neighborhood research checklist for Dublin — links into transport, public-safety, healthcare, arrival planning, and budgeting tools. Not a real-estate, rental, or safety-ranking service.

Moving to Dublin planning guide

Structured relocation research checklist for Dublin — links into country context, arrival planning, neighborhood research, cost tools, healthcare, public safety, and transport. Not immigration, visa, tax, legal, financial, medical, or property advice.

Visual guide to Dublin

Source-attributed visual context for Dublin using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Summer 2026 travel planning guide for Dublin

Summer 2026 travel planning checklist for Dublin — links into arrival planning, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not a weather forecast, events calendar, hotel-price guide, or tourism ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Dublin

Weekend trip planning checklist for Dublin — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Dublin

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Dublin

Estimate a monthly budget for Dublin using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Dublin

Plan a trip budget for Dublin using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Dublin

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Dublin. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Swords, Ireland

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Bray, Ireland

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Drogheda, Ireland

Same region · about 41 km from Dublin. Explore Drogheda's city intelligence profile.

Dundalk, Ireland

Same region · about 73 km from Dublin. Explore Dundalk's city intelligence profile.

Kilkenny, Ireland

Same corridor · about 102 km from Dublin. Explore Kilkenny's city intelligence profile.

Athlone, Ireland

Same corridor · about 112 km from Dublin. Explore Athlone's city intelligence profile.

Waterford, Ireland

Same corridor · about 134 km from Dublin. Explore Waterford's city intelligence profile.

Limerick, Ireland

Coastal cluster · about 175 km from Dublin. Explore Limerick's city intelligence profile.

Sligo, Ireland

Lake cluster · about 178 km from Dublin. Explore Sligo's city intelligence profile.

Related collections

Regional discovery collections that include Dublin — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Dublin — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Read Dublin as a services-led capital where opportunity and connectivity balance housing-cost pressure. Its standout dimensions are internet speed (88/100) and safety (84/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (55/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 5 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Ireland country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Dublin appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

5 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.